The nationwide inventory of foreclosed residential properties rose 3.5% in January, to 95,073, according to Foreclosure.com, an online foreclosure listing service based in Boca Raton, Fla.There were 23,982 new foreclosed residential properties listed in the United States in January, the company reported. "The ballooning inventory of available foreclosure properties should be an area of concern among lending institutions," said Brad Geisen, president and chief executive officer of Foreclosure.com. "It puts pressure on REO departments to reduce this expanding inventory." The company can be found online at http://www.foreclosure.com.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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The current transaction has the largest collateral pool that the platform has issued all year, with 294 loans, and it has the highest percentage of conforming loans, at 45.1%.
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The USA Patriot Act passed on an overwhelming bipartisan basis in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, overhauling banks' involvement in anti-money-laundering efforts.
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